DIVISION RANKING CRITERIA:
Teams will be awarded points during group (round-robin) play based on match results as follows: WIN=3 POINTS, TIE=1 POINT, LOSS=0 POINTS. In the round-robin portion of the tournament, any games that conclude regulation time in a tie are scored as a tie - no overtime is played. At the conclusion of round-robin and/or group play (including crossover matches), teams will be ranked in their playing group based on the points earned from wins and ties only. Any situation in which two or more teams have the same number of points, the tie will be broken by using the following criteria in the following order, one after the other as needed:
1. Head to Head Competition - If 3 or more teams are tied; only #2, 3, and 4 will be used.
2. Extra Points (The Winning Team receives one extra Point for each goal margin of victory.
Maximum of 3 awarded per game)
3. Least Goals Against
4. Extra Point for Shut out.
5. Coin flip
SEMI FINAL and FINAL MATCH TIE BREAKING
If at the end of regulation play a game is tied, after a maximum 5-minute break, teams will play a 10-minute sudden death overtime period, first team to score is declared the winner. The 10-minute period will be split into two 5- minute halves with golden goal (1st goal scored) winning the match. If at the end of the full 10 minute overtime period the game remains tied, FIFA Penalty Kicks will be used to determine a winner. If time, weather or other material factors interfere with the ability to determine a final winner, the Tournament Director may declare two teams as co-champions.
FORFEITS:
A forfeit shall be awarded if a team is not present and prepared to play within 10 minutes of its scheduled match time. Or if a team uses an illegal player(s). A team that forfeits a match will lose all playoff advancement opportunities. Additionally, in case of use of illegal player the team will not be allowed to continue playing in the tournament.
The score for a forfeited match will be 3-0. The other teams in the same bracket will also be given a 3:0 win against the team which forfeited.
ABBREVIATED GAMES:
If a game is suspended due to weather and cannot be restarted, or if it is suspended due to darkness, AND the
game has reached the half-way point, the game will be considered final - providing it is not an elimination game
which was tied at the time of suspension. If the game is NOT over half-way complete, it must be resumed at the
point of suspension at least until the half-way point is reached.